Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 20 products, most often hair care.

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What does Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate softens and smooths the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: emollient.

emollient

What other names and numbers does Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate have?

CosIng reference
35629

Which products contain Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate?

Open Beauty Facts finds Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate in the ingredient lists of 20 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, lipsticks and lip makeup.

  • Hair care1
  • Lipsticks1
  • Lip makeup1
  • Skincare1

Products with it, by country of sale: Norway 12 · United States 5 · France 2 · Canada 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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